Getting high-end haircuts can be expensive. Fortunately, some stylists will be willing to give you a free haircut if you'll volunteer to be a model for styling students.

As finance blog Wise Bread points out, many high-end salons (including Frederic Fekkai, Festoon, Ouidad, and more) have apprenticeship programs. Your hair will be cut and styled by students—under supervision, of course—with minimal or no cost to volunteers. Some salons may have a limit on how often you can go, and of course there's the standard disclaimer that something could go wrong, but you can save a bunch of money by going this route, and look good doing it.